Deck 8 Flashcards by S H

Q

Ratiocination

A

logical

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Rarefy

A

to purify

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Rebut

A

to refute

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Recalcitrant

A

rebel

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Recant

A

to recall

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Recapitulate

A

to review

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Recondite

A

esoteric

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Redress

A

relief

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Refectory

A

dining room

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Relegate

A

to assign

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Rejoinder

A

a response

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Remission

A

relaxation

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Remit

A

to pay

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Remuneration

A

wages

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Renege

A

to break a promise

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Repast

A

a meal

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Repose

A

to relax

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Repudiate

A

to reject

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Requiem

A

funeral hymn

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Rescind

A

to repeal

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Reticent

A

reserved

Q

Ribald

A

bawdy

Q

Rife

A

widespread

Q

Risqué

A

inappropriate

Q

Rococo

A

ornamented

Q

Rostrum

A

state

Q

Saccharine

A

overly sweet

Q

Sacrosanct

A

sacred

Q

Sagacious

A

shrewd

Q

Salient

A

jumping forth

Q

Salubrious

A

healthy

Q

Savant

A

learned person

Q

Scrivener

A

copyist

Q

Scurrilous

A

indecent

Q

Sedentary

A

inactive

Q

Seminal

A

related to beginnings

Q

Senescent

A

aging

Q

Sententious

A

moralizing

Q

Seraphic

A

angelic

Q

Sinecure

A

nominal job

Q

Slough

A

to discard

Q

Slovenly

A

messy

Q

Sobriquet

A

nickname

Q

Solecism

A

grammatical mistake

Q

Solipsism

A

extreme narcissism

Q

Sophist

A

orator

Q

Soporific

A

sleepy

Q

Sordid

A

filthy

Q

Staid

A

restrained

Q

Stand

A

group of trees

Q

Stasis

A

motionless